Sfudenf Affairs Survey Shows
Student Costs Average $1448 a Year
(This is first in a series on a
Student Affairs Survey conduct
ed this fall, to determine some
of the problems of University
students. This article is con
cerned with educational expens
es. Others will discuss car own
ership, jobs and study loads.)
* * *
By RON COWAN
Associate News Editor
One of the most urgent prob
lems now being faced in higher
education in Oregon is that of
meeting the problem of higher en
rollment and higher costs with
out lowering the “quality of edu
cation"—a vague value that can
mean a great deal to students.
More often than not, this prob
lem ot rising costs has meant that
students find they must pay more
each year while receiving less in
| terms of instructional quality and
opportunities.
IT HAS BEEN estimated that
while living costs in Oregon in
creased by 5 per cent in a recent
period, student costs increased by
almost 35 per cent and state-sup
port decreased by nearly 3 per
cent.
To University students this has
meant higher tuition, higher dor
mitory fees, more expensive text
books and heavier competition for
scholarships.
To help determine the extent of
student problems, a survey was
conducted by the Student Affairs
Offte* to assess what University
life means in the practical terms
of money, jobs, cars and housing
AN I"M f'ARD di‘trib’'t<'d with
registration material fall term,
polled 99 9 per cent of the student
enrollment, according to Bob
Bowlin, assistant dean of m n,
who conducted the study.
Student expenses ranged as fol
lows for a year:
• 32.7 per cent spent less than
$1200
• 14 6 per cent spent more
than S2000
• The remainder spent be
Amendments Proposed
To Federation Constitution
By CATHY NEVILLE
Associate News Editor
The Oregon Federation of Col
legiate Leaders is an organization
of 12 Oregon colleges and univer
sities which meets annually tc
discuss issues of interest to stu
dents and to exchange ideas on
leadership.
Two amendments to the Fed era
tion’s constitution have been pra
posed and attempts are being
made to rejuvenate the organiza
tion.
Phil Sherburne, current presi
dent of the OFCL, explained that
two years ago the University had
considered withdrawing from the
group after many felt that its dis
cussion were not worthwhile. In
stead. it was decided to re-evalu
ate the functions of the group and
to utilize more of its assets.
THE NEWLY defined functions
of the OFCL are to improve com
munication between Oregon
schools through an exchange oi
ideas, to discuss issues of common
interest, and to provide a train
ing ground for student leaders.
The proposed amendments were
drawn up at the student body
president’s conference held this
term at George Fox College in
Newberg. The amendments must
be approved by a majority vote
at the next conference. One
amendment calls for the addition
of two vice-presidents to the or
ganization.
The two vice-presidents would
be freshmen or sophomores. One
would be in charge of setting up
the conference and in sending out
a bulletin to all members before
the meeting. The other would fol
low up the issues discussed and
accumulate files on actions taken
by the individual schools as well
as keeping in touch with other or
ganizations such as USNSA (Uni
ted State National Student Asso
ciation).
The second proposed amend
ment would determine the method
OFCL could use to take an official
stand on any issue. The amend
ment calls for a majority vote and
gives each school participating a
veto power.
SHERBURNE explained, “The
OFCL shouldn’t take a stand
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: which will hurt any one of its
members.”
During the reorganization of
the group, the structure was also
considered. Past criticism was
that some of the issues were not
universally applicable to the mem
bers. Future plans call for con
ference discussions of interest to
the whole assembly and then divi
sion of the assembly into smaller
groups with more closely related
interests.
Some of the topics of discussion
suggested for the next conference
include. Whether state schools
should become involved in taking
stands on matters of national or
international interest, whether
mandatory fees should be includ
ed in tuition, and considerations
of the powers of student body
presidents, student wages, acade
mic requirements and scholar
ships.
THOSE INTERESTED in any
of these areas will write brief re
ports on the issues and these re
ports will be compiled into a book
let which will be mailed to OFCL
members before the general meet
ing.
The federation meets once a
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be achieved.” The legislative fis
cal officer has suggested increased
use of both apen channel and
closed circuit TV.
THE COMMITTEE will con
tinue its intensive examination of
the proposed budget for educa
tional television. Ralph Steele,
director of the educational media
for the extension department,
| said a combination of microwave
relay and community cable cov
erage is expected to extend KOAC
! and KOAP broadcasts to Pendle
ton, La Grande and Baker in
eastern Oregon and to Grants
Pass, Medford and Ashland in
southwest Oregon.
He said the open circuit educa
tional television channels of the
state now reach 70 per cent of
the state. The long-range plan is
to extend it to 98 per cent of the
t population.
SU Calendar
Tuesday. February 26, 1963
7:30 a m. to 11:00 p.m.
9:15 Catholic-Lutheran Discussion
108 si;i
11:00- SU Directorate 315 SU j
11:45 Theatre Staff 109 SU |
.Yoon- Italian Table 1 SU
Academic Requirements Corn
108 SU
Biology Staff 110 SU
Pol. Sci. Staff 111 SU
Baha’i 112 SU j
Advisory Council 113 SU j
1 :0Q- Jr. Week-Traditions Com. 213 SU j
3 :00 Canoe Fete Steering Com 337 SU j
4:00— SU People to People Com 313 SU
Jr. Weekend Chrm. 315 SU i
5:30 YMCA Advisory Board, Palmer-|
lee Home
Inter Co-op Council 110 SU
6:00- IFC 101 SU
Phi Beta Initiation Gerl. 2nd fir
6:45 Panhellenic Council Interviews
108, 109
7:00 Peace Corps Projects Com 111 SU
College Activity Sjnnr 113 SU
7:30 Womens’ Faculty Club Bridge
101 SU
.Model United Nations 315 SU
Silk Screen Lesson 336 SU
Aerojet General Corp. Film 334 SU
8:00 Univ. of Portland Basketball
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year at a general conference. A
retreat for student body presi
dents and two additional meetings
of officers are usually planned
during the year.
At present, the federation in
cludes representatives from all
the state schools and from several
private schools. The membership
fee has recently been increased
from S10 to S15.
OFFICERS are elected at the
annual business meeting by a rna
jority vote. Each school has one
vote on all matters. Sherburn°
said he felt that the organization
was not controlled by the large
schools and said that the rest of
the officers were from small
schools.
The Federation is currently try
ing to bring more schools into
membership Student body presi
dents of community colleges will
be invited to the next conference
and OFCL sneakers are contact
ing representatives of other
schools.
“Including more schools would
force us to change our structure
somewhat,” said Sherburne. He
explained that the major change
would be in the type of discussion
groups held at the Conferences
tween $1200 and $2000,
With expenses averaging $1419
for 1961-62, it was found that self
suporting students sound far less
than students supported entirely
by their parents.
MEN WHO are self support ini’
for instance, have expenses of
$1,277. while men whose parents
pay their expenses average
? 1,700. The difference is similar
for women, since the self support
ing pay $1,140 compared to $1,650
for those supported entirely by
their parents.
Out of-state students face the
greatest expense, with men [laying
$1,695 and women $1,769 Oregon
men and women pay $1,366 and
$1,272 respectively.
California women and Alaska
men are the biggest spenders,
with $1,875 and $1,809 respective
ly.
THESE figures will be sharply
increased in the future, particu
larly for non residents. Bv 1965,
non residents will nay $120 more
in tuition each year and residents
may pay $30 more. Dormitory
fees for all students will increase
by $40 a year and the cost of text
books should increase almost $15
a year for each student
Car ownership is not as great a
financial problem as would In* ex
pected. according to die survey.
The difference averaged only $50
a year more for car owners.
There was, however, a large dif
ference in expenses for dormi
tory residents.
Women in dormitories spent
nearly $175 more a year with cars
while men spent nearly $75 more.
Sorority expenses tended in the
other direction, those without ears
spending $30 more Fraternities
and co operatives followed the all
eampus average
LIVING off-campus in apart
ments is apparently more expen
sive for men than living in dormi
tories by about $40 For women it
is slightly cheauer to live in pri
vate housing off camous
Expenses according to age were
the most surprising, with women
less each year and men paying
more. Between the ages of 19 ami
25. costs for women decrease by
about $390 and Increase for men
by $180
As to classes, men also have
greater expenses with each year
but women pay less up to their
junior year when expenses start
to increase
Folksinger Odetta
To Appear Tomorrow
Odetta, one of the top folk sing
ers in America, will appear in con
cert in the Student Union Ball
room Wednesday at 8 p m
With an individualistic style
that is termed "purist” by her ad
mirers Odetta has had a success
ful career.
She has made movie and tele
vision appearances, concert tours
and has had popular night club
engagement, and recorded albums
for the Tradition label She is also
well known for her appearances
with other folk singers, such as
Fete Seeger and Harry Bclafonte.
RAISED IN Southern Califor
nia, Odetta taught herself to play
the guitar. Her first public ap
pearance as a folk singer came
when she was a customer at the
"hungry i” in San Francisco.
She was introduced and urged
to sing She sang one song and
was hired. Later, because of pro
tests from the billed performer,
the offer was withdrawn
LATER SHE opened in San
Francisco's Tin Angel, where she
played for a year From the Tin
Angel she has gone on to Become
one of the most respected figures
on the- folk singing >cene
Odetta is an attraction of the
SU Little Concert series. Tickets
are $2 00 for students and S2 50
for adults and may be purchased
at the SU main desk At present
there are 500 tickets left
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